Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Guadalupe County
Donald E. Effenberger
Sep 24, 2019
Donald Ewald Effenberger, age 83, born in Shiner, Texas to Frank W. and Martha Gerum Effenberger on August 23, 1936, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. Don graduated from Shiner High School, and served four years in the U.S. Air Force. He received graduate degrees from Southwestern State University and Texas A&M in Industrial Education. He taught in Bryan Junior...
Pearl Jakoby
Sep 22, 2019
Pearl Jakoby, 99, of Seguin, Texas, was born Pearl Augusta Huth to the late Robert WiIliam and Ida Frances Huth on January 6, 1920, in Yoakum, Texas, and was the fourth of their nine children. She entered her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 22, 2019. Mrs. Jakoby and the late Albert Roy Jakoby,...
John Andrew "Andy" Reyna
Sep 21, 2019
John Andrew "Andy" Reyna, age 40 of Seguin, Joined our Lord and Savior on September 21, 2019. Visitation will begin on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 from 5-7 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary followed by the recitation of the holy rosary at 7 p.m. A procession will depart Tres Hewell Mortuary Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. for the...
Diana (Donnie) Chastain
Sep 19, 2019
Diana (Donnie) Chastain passed away peacefully on September 19, 2019 at the age of 81. She was preceded in death by her husband, F. L. (Mike) Chastain and her son, Michael E. Chastain. She is survived by her daughter Jean Constable (Kirk) and Suzanne Nauert (Jim) and sisters, Patricia Humphrey and Betty Duffin. In addition, Donnie left behind numerous...
Donald R. Brady
Sep 18, 2019
Donald R. Brady, age 84 of Kingsbury, passed away on September 18, 2019. Donald was born on October 18, 1934 in Hidalgo County to Jack and Neva (Hunter) Brady. He grew up and attended schools there until the family moved to Seguin in his high school years. He graduated from Seguin High School in 1951. Donald proudly served in...
Danny Tijerina
Sep 18, 2019
Danny Tijerina, age 64 of Seguin, passed away on September 18, 2019. Visitation will begin on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church followed by the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 10 a.m. and the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow in Santo Tomas Cemetery. Danny was...
Michael Castillo Sr.
Sep 14, 2019
Michael Castillo Sr, age 56, peacefully entered into eternal rest Saturday, September 14, 2019. Michael was born November 7, 1962 in Seguin, Texas and was a lifelong area resident he was a hard-working carpenter and construction worker. Michael was known to offer a helping hand to anyone who needed it. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, barbecuing, watching...
Lottie May Henke
Sep 13, 2019
Lottie May "Nene" Henke, age 89 of Seguin, TX formerly of New Braunfels, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 13, 2019. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 from 5-7 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary...
Betty Joyce Schriewer
Sep 10, 2019
Betty Joyce "Lala" Schriewer, age 84 of Seguin, passed away on September 10, 2019. Betty was born on March the 10th 1935 in Seguin, TX., to Eugene and Allie (Buerger) Blumberg. She married her love Allen (Buster) Schriewer in 1953. Her most important job in life was a wife and loving mother to her five children. Through the years...
Charles "Charlie" William Cowey Iv
Sep 8, 2019
Charles William "Charlie" Cowey, IV, age 24 of Austin, passed away on September 8, 2019. A memorial service celebrating Charlie's life will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Leesville Baptist Church in Leesville, Texas with Rev. Jack Shuford officiating. A reception will follow in the fellowship hall. Private interment will be held in...
James Randy Kramer
Sep 8, 2019
James Randy Kramer, age 74 of Seguin, passed away on September 8, 2019. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2019 from 5-7 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 13, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park. Randy was...
Joe Raymond Tocquigny
Sep 5, 2019
Joe Raymond Tocquigny Proprietor of Green Gate Garden Center in Seguin June 17, 1929 - September 5, 2019
Joe Raymond Tocquigny, 90, passed away on September 5, 2019 at his home. A memorial service will be held at Tres Hewell Mortuary in Seguin, Texas on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 5 p.m. with...
Adrian Danielle Dahood-Fritz, Ph.D.
Sep 2, 2019
Adrian D. Dahood-Fritz, Ph.D. was born in 1979 in New Jersey and grew up in Princeton Junction. At an early age she developed an interest in marine mammals. She graduated in 1997 from Choate Rosemary Hall and coxed a 4-man boat to win a Youth Invitational Championship title in Cincinnati in 1997 for Choate; she continued her education at...
Andrew Aaron Fritz
Sep 2, 2019
Andrew Aaron Fritz, age 40 of Sacramento, California, and formerly of Taylor and Seguin, Texas, passed away on September 2, 2019, along with his wife Adrian Danielle Dahood-Fritz. Andrew was born on Oct.6, 1978 in Austin, Texas, to Linda (Johns) Fritz and Atlee Fritz. Andrew grew up in Seguin. He had many interests to which he gave his passion...
Bill Phillips
Aug 31, 2019
Bill Phillips, age 71 of Seguin, passed away on August 31, 2019. Bill was born in Sutter Creek, California on October 12, 1948 to Stanton and Nora (Duferene) Phillips. He was the owner of Bill Phillips Tree Service and Holiday Lighting Service. He loved, his family, his horses and roping. He is preceded in death by his parents and...
Ruth Davidson Howell
Aug 29, 2019
Ruth Davidson Howell, age 99 of Seguin passed away on August 29, 2019. Ruth was born on February 24, 1920 in Stella, Arkansas to Troy and Effie (Felt) Davidson. Ruth was a member of First United Methodist Church in Seguin where she was a member of the Ruth Circle. Other memberships included the Delphian Study Club and the Lazy...
Jackie Perkins Mueller
Aug 26, 2019
Jackie Perkins Mueller, age 74 of Seguin, passed away on August 26, 2019. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Seguin with Rev. Dr. Brice Mandaville and Rev. Jeremy Roy...
Dianna Brook Bertling Brown
Aug 26, 2019
Dianna Brook Bertling Brown, age 45 of Kingsbury, passed away on August 26, 2019. Brook was born on November 10, 1973 in Seguin, Texas to Roy and Anna Ruth (Boland) Bertling. She was born in the same hospital, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, that she worked in for 27 years, for most of the last decade as the Director of...
Robert "Bob" Williams
Aug 22, 2019
Robert "Bob" Williams, age 83 of McQueeney, passed away on August 22, 2019. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 26, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary. Private interment will be held at a later date. Bob was born on December 17, 1935 in La Feria, Texas to Buddy Williams and Polly Pennington Williams...
Ronald L. Saverance
Aug 22, 2019
Ronald Loy Saverance (Ron) passed away August 22,2019 at the age of 93, in New Braunfels, Tx. He was born April 20, 1926 in South Taylor Co. outside of Goldsboro, Tx to Charles Albert Saverance and Ollie Stokes Saverance. He served in the Army in Korea. After the Army, he worked as a postal worker and in 1953 began...




